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2222 BCE
code talkecs
the americans military needed an undecipherable code to communicate the could not be boxen by the Japanese . the language is unwritten and extremly comlex by using the language American forces could transmit messages by telephoen. -
2017 BCE
WAC
members of womens armycorps were the first women other than nurses to serve within the united states army because they were able to supply the additional sorceress so desperately needed in the military and industrial stated -
george patton
-general George smith patton jr was a senior officere of the us army who commanded the us seventh army in the Mediterranean and European threats of ww2, but he was best known for his leadership of us.
-involved in military career leading early troops against Mexican forces and became first officer assigned the new us army took corps in ww1 -
axis power
-took the name after the tripartite pact was signed by germany,italy, and japan on 9/27/140 ,in berlin
-the axis partners had 2 common interests: territorial expansion & foundation of empires based on military conquest & the overthrow of the post ww1 international order
the destruction or neutralization of soviet communism. -
lend lease program
-provided for military aid to any country whos defense was rital to the security of the united states
-theact authorized the president to transfer arms or any other defense material for wich congress approriated money
-by allowing the president to transfer war material to a beleagured Britain-and without payment the neutrality act ,the act enabled the british to keep fighting until the events led americans into conflict. -
pearl harbor
all but 3 of the ships sunk or damaged at pearl harbor were repaired the u.s.s arizona the uss oklahoma and the uss utah officially it is estimated that 2,335 military personal was killed on that terrible day .president roosevelts famous line wich he said a date wich we live in infamy the u.s. was attacked by the naval air forces of the empire of japan. -
war bonds
-known as debt securities for the purpose of financing military operations during war time, the bonds yield a mere 2.9 percent after a 10 year maturity living in the us with a median income during ww2 meant earning about 2000 a year . despite the war hardships 134 million were asked to purchase war bonds to help fund the war stamps also could be purchased starting at 10 cents to save toward the bond -
waves
-during ww2 waves was a acroym for women accepted for volunteer emergency service .
-waves let women work on planes and fly planes in the continental us -
douglas macarthur
american five-star general and field marshall of the philippine army .chieft staff of the united states during 1930s .
he was in island hopping ,bataan death march -
george marshall
he was an american statesman and soldier . he was chief of staff of the u.s army under president roosevelt & human.
served as secretary of state & defensive under truman . he hailed as the "organizer of victory " by winston churchill -
omar bradley
-he was a highly distinguished senior officer of the v.s. army who saw distinguished service in north africa & western europe during world war 2 . was also known as a top general during D-day. -
volunteerism of ww2
the victory corps was an american prog during ww2 that provided training to male & female Hs students .focused on skills relevant to the war effort .raged from phys conditioning to special skills depending on the desired branch of armed forces . -
tuskegee airmen
where the first group of African americans fighter flights in he us army corps ww2
the army had resist using black men as pilot then created a segregated unitfor them -
red cross
when hostilities began in europe in 1939 the red cross became the chief provider of relief supplies for the the civilians victims of conflict distributed by the gehelia -based international red cross combtittle .t the peak of red cross -
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rationing
us wanted yo ration restricted on importe foods limiting on the transportation of goods due to shortages of aberration and a agricultural harvest to soldiers overseas all contributes to the as gov accession to ration certain essential items